at my race last weekend, it was 5C and sunny, a lovely day. my brother had luc and he was cold if they were stopped moving for too long, he would shake and try to shelter in my brother.
my bf says he needs to gain fat and that it's not normal to be so cold intolerant. i know luc doesn't handle cold well when stopped, and that he has almost no body fat. he lost about 19% of his body weight in the first 6 months i had him. i know ppl think he looks PB, but he is now well out of standard.
(the sig pic is of before i got him, and i laugh at how gigantic and neck-less he looks in it)
the thing is, i run w/him, so i don't want him gaining too much weight. the vet says he looks great.
is it possible to get luc to gain a BIT more body fat so he's not so cold intolerant, but he's still nice and lean?
obviously i would up the fat intake....does anyone have any suggestions of percentages?
the other thing i should note is that the end of june, i'm going to be running the la cloche silhouette trail in killarney (not really 100k, they gps'd it and it's 82.5). since i'm doing the run the anniversary of adopting luc, and since he's my running partner, i want him to come w/me.
....it will be hot, obviously, and we will be up in a very very old (short) mountain range (lots of sun exposure).
should i keep him at a lower body fat for something like that? should i ignore the bf? warmer weather is coming after all, i could worry about him gaining more body fat next fall.
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safe body fat gain????
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